Exod.23.8

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Exod.23.8

And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

Exod.23.8

"Don't take bribes. Bribes blind perfectly good eyes and twist the speech of good people.

Exod.23.8

"Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

Exod.23.8

And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous.

Exod.23.8

"Take no bribes, for a bribe makes you ignore something that you clearly see. A bribe always hurts the cause of the person who is in the right.